CHI72AC034

NTSB accident investigation · Douglas DC-9 · Chicago, IL · October 9, 1971

Accident · No injuriesClosed
Date
October 9, 1971
Place
Chicago, IL · CHICAGO, IL
Injuries
16 uninjured
Damage
Minor damage
Phase of flight
Standing
Aircraft
N3308LDouglas DC-9
Status
Completed · report March 7, 1972
Report
Brief approved by the director
Case key
163617

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NTSB brief

NTSB’s brief of the accident, as it was printed: the coded facts, with the probable cause and factors.

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 FILE    DATE          LOCATION          AIRCRAFT DATA       INJURIES       FLIGHT                        PILOT DATA
                                                               F  S M/N     PURPOSE
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1-0022   71/10/9   CHICAGO,ILL         DOUGLAS DC-9        CR-  0  0  4  SCHED DOM PASSG SRV       CERTIFICATE UNKNOWN, AGE
        TIME - 1755                    N3308L              PX-  0  0 12                            UNK/NR, UNK/NR TOTAL
                                       DAMAGE-MINOR        OT-  0  0  0                            HOURS, UNK/NR IN TYPE,
                                                                                                   UNK/NR INSTRUMENT RATED.
        NAME OF AIRPORT - OHARE
        OPERATOR - DELTA AIR LINES,INC.
        DEPARTURE POINT             INTENDED DESTINATION
          CHICAGO,ILL                UNKNOWN/NOT REPORTED
        TYPE OF ACCIDENT                                         PHASE OF OPERATION
           MISCELLANEOUS                                            STATIC: PARKED-ENGINES NOT OPERATING
        PROBABLE CAUSE(S)
           PERSONNEL - MISCELLANEOUS-PERSONNEL: DRIVER OF VEHICLE
        FACTOR(S)
           MISCELLANEOUS ACTS,CONDITIONS - CONGESTED RAMP/TAXIWAY
        REMARKS- ACFT STRUCK AT REAR OF R WG TIP AREA BY RAMP VAN. RAMP WAS ADEQUATELY LTD. ACFT LTS WERE OPERATING

Aircraft

Registration
N3308L
Reported as
Douglas DC-9
Category
Airplane
Engine
turbo fan
Damage
Minor damage
Airport
Ohare

Matched to the registry by N-number and the event date; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.